Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over the 10,000 metres and won the Berlin Marathon on four consecutive occasions between 2006 and 2009. He also earned four world titles indoors and was the 2001 World Half Marathon Champion. He is considered to be one of the greatest long-distance runners of all time. Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) set the men's marathon world record of 2:03:59 in Berlin Marathon on September 28, 2008. It stood 3 years, until Patrick Makau's 2:03:38 on September 25, 2011. Wiki link